Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Photo: More fish?

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Knight of Columbus Mark Allen serves second helpings of fried fish to diners at the March 8 fish fry hosted by the Windward Oahu’s Knights of Columbus Council 6307. Parish and student volunteers from St. John Vianney Parish and St. Anthony Parish, both in Kailua, helped run the event,  along with the Knights, which benefits […]

Official notices: March 22, 2018

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Bishop’s calendar Bishop’s Schedule [Events indicated will be attended by Bishop’s delegate] March 23, 1:00 pm, Marriage Validation Mass for East Hawaii Vicariate, St. Joseph Parish, Hilo: 5:30 pm, Mass with Confirmation & First Holy Communion, St. Theresa Parish, Mountain View. March 24, 11:00 am, Centennial Mass of the Anniversary of Dedication of St. Joseph […]

Sacred Hearts Shelter continues to house elderly volcano evacuees

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Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald Kilauea’s unprecedented eruption last year may have stopped, but elderly evacuees from the volcano’s destructive path continue to find a welcoming place at Sacred Heart Shelter in Pahoa on the Big Island. The complex is made up of 20 small homes, a communal cooking and dining pavilion, and bathroom facilities, […]

What are your plans for Lent?

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The bishop, a priest, a deacon, a brother, a sister, the diocesan hermit and a laywoman all reflect on what they’re planning to do this year to enter into the spirit of the Lenten season Compiled by Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald Doing the usual, and more By Bishop Larry Silva Diocese of Honolulu As […]

Rites of Election 2019

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[BISHOP OR HIS REPRESENTATIVE] ‘‘Do you wish to enter fully into the life of the Church through the sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation and the Eucharist?’ [CATECHUMENS] ‘We do.’ [BISHOP OR HIS REPRESENTATIVE] ‘Then offer your names for enrollment.’ By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald The passages above are from the dialogue that will take place […]

Bishop Larry Silva: The great lie that I protest here

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On Feb. 20, a joint Senate Committee of the Human Services and Judiciary passed Senate Resolution SR4 and Senate Concurrent Resolution SCR8: “urging the Hawaii State Department of the attorney general to conduct a statewide investigation of sexual abuse of minors in the state of Hawaii by clergy of the Roman Catholic Church.” Here is […]

All-girls Sacred Hearts Academy names first male head of school

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Sacred Hearts Academy announced the appointment of the first male to head the 110-year-old all-girl school at a morning assembly Feb. 28. Scott Schroeder, a dean and professor at Chaminade University of Honolulu, was introduced to the student body and faculty by Sister Regina Mary Jenkins, president of the Sacred Hearts Academy Corporation, and superior […]